tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897144101686050706.post675326558168739238..comments2023-02-26T08:21:40.007-05:00Comments on Team Smile and Nod: Chewing Nails Turns PhilosophicalKara E. Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03037768633656792199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897144101686050706.post-10280868829669245912009-07-03T14:41:58.721-04:002009-07-03T14:41:58.721-04:00Hi Katie, my dear. Thank you for the comment. I ...Hi Katie, my dear. Thank you for the comment. I hear that's the deepest blogger desire... comments. Your story was wonderful... although I think perhaps it would have been best to keep biting??? Thank you for your insights. Very much so. A joy to read. I'm pretty sure (I think) this post wasn't a cry for help, but I appreciate your offer and attention! And I love you. So flippin' much. BTW, I added a summary, cuz, you know, why ever did those stop??Kara E. Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037768633656792199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897144101686050706.post-86402552187532643922009-07-03T13:43:53.473-04:002009-07-03T13:43:53.473-04:00High-larry-us! I chewed my nails until second grad...High-larry-us! I chewed my nails until second grade. After a beloved teacher asked my best friend to join her at the front of the class to celebrate the end of my best friend's nail-biting reign, I stopped. I *so* wanted the perceived fame and glory that my brain connected to the cessation of nail biting. Ha! Soon after ending this compulsion, I began other anxiety-driven behaviors. Wow... what an inspiring success story! I've noticed that you tend to bite those babies o' yours when we're watching intense movies, during a decision-making process, preparing to do something you/we don't want to do, and when you're bored. Yeah, so that pretty much sums up LIFE. I can visualize us with our nails all "done" and fancy, but it's an odd (disturbing even) image. I might do it if double-dawg-dared. Prolly not. I usually cut my nails so short I'm sure most assume I bite them. Your hands and nails are lovely, my dear. You've mentioned before that you like your hands in all their ruggedness because they look like your mom's hands before her fancy nail era. Think about it... you've made your hands a living tribute to her. You know that your hands will look like hers in any nearly state of wear or care. A manicure wouldn't change this resemblance. If I can do anything to help, please tell me. I'm always willing to distract (or refocus?) you. In summary, I love you... nubby nails and all!Katienoreply@blogger.com